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Top executives at India's fraud-hit PNB misled central bank, police allege 21 May 2018 - 09:13 pm
A pigeon flies past the logo of Punjab National Bank outside a branch of the bank in New Delhi, India, February 15, 2018. (Reuters / Adnan Abidi)
Trump's bonfire of the treaties sweeps towards the WTO 21 May 2018 - 10:02 am
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump holds a signed memorandum on intellectual property tariffs on high-tech goods from China, at the White House in Washington, US March 22, 2018. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
US, China putting trade war on hold after progress in talks 21 May 2018 - 12:39 am
US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin holds a press conference during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, DC in this file photo taken on April 21, 2018.  AFP / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds
Maritime flying taxi 21 May 2018 - 12:39 am
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Insect ambassadors: Honeybees buzz on Berlin cathedral 21 May 2018 - 12:39 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia May 18, 2018. Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
Sri Lanka warns of looming foreign debt crisis 21 May 2018 - 12:39 am
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Italy's Populists Agree on a Premier Amid French Warning on Euro 21 May 2018 - 12:39 am
LG patriarch Koo Bon-moo who built business empire over 23 years dies at 73 21 May 2018 - 12:13 am
LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo is seen in this undated handout photo provided by LG Group on May 20, 2018. LG Group/Handout via Reuters
Toyota chief hopes to help Japan automakers keep tech edge 19 May 2018 - 12:12 am
Newly appointed Chairman of Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) Akio Toyoda (C) who is also President of Toyota Motor Corp., and vice chairmen representing Japan's automobile manufacturers pose for a photograph after a news conference in Tok
Can Serbian cabbage and Turkish figs win the geographical indications label? 18 May 2018 - 10:52 pm
Fig and dried fruit salsa with a turkey burger and house made whole wheat pita bread prepared by chef Christine Denney at Oaks at Ojai (Reuters)
Greenpeace cuts ties with Indonesian paper firm linked to deforestation 18 May 2018 - 09:46 pm
An aerial view of a deforested plot of the Amazon at the Bom Futuro National Forest in Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil, September 3, 2015. Reuters/Nacho Doce
Coal-reliant Philippines struggles to power up clean energy 18 May 2018 - 09:46 pm
Elpidio dela Cruz, 62, stands in a graveyard adjacent to a 140 megawatt coal-fired power plant in Barangay Lamao in Limay, Bataan, northern Philippines, January 18, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Alanah Torralba
Why Turkey and Argentina are the main emerging market weak links 18 May 2018 - 08:35 pm
A money changer counts Turkish lira bills at an currency exchange office in central Istanbul, August 21, 2015. (Reuters / Murad Sezer)
Trump's bonfire of the treaties sweeps towards the WTO 18 May 2018 - 08:35 pm
The World Trade Organization WTO headquarters in Geneva (AFP)
WhatsApp's Koum gets $458 million in stock before Facebook exit 17 May 2018 - 08:15 pm
Jan Koum, 42, confirmed in an April 30 Facebook post that he’s leaving the social-media giant, without saying exactly when that will happen
Canada says ready to compensate pipeline builder for losses 16 May 2018 - 11:54 pm
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Oil, dollar combo sends $141 billion manager to Indian hedges 16 May 2018 - 06:50 pm
FILE PHOTO: A US five dollar note is seen in this illustration, June 1, 2017. (Reuters / Thomas White)
Indian rupee's slide to 15-month low said to have spurred intervention 16 May 2018 - 05:32 pm
A worker fills diesel in a car as he holds 500 Indian rupee banknotes at a fuel station in Kolkata, India, November 9, 2016. (Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri)